A review by louismunozjr
The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse: An Extraordinary Edwardian Case of Deception and Intrigue by Piu Marie Eatwell

3.0

Rating this as a 3, but closer to a 3.5. The author deserves thanks and praise for researching and presenting this fascinating case. A few strikes, though; there were some mistakes that could have been easily caught, such as a scandal that took place in the 1890s that several times is mentioned as having happened in the 1870s. In addition, one of the most obvious questions is never even touched on, that of genetic testing. While it doesn’t prove everything, it’s strange that the possibility of DNA research is not at play, even if just to say that so-and-so have been asked but have refused. HAVE they been asked? HAVE they refused? Thus, a story that is bound to still leave some questions unresolved is made more opaque than necessary, in my opinion. Having said that, I did not feel my time wasted.